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SFV “Michel Cantarel” student grant

To encourage young researchers' works the French Vacuum Society (SFV) will reward 5 PhD students attending  PLATHINIUM 2025. The 'Michel CANTAREL' Grants consist off a certificate (diploma) and a cash prize of € 300 for each awarded student.

Congratulations to the 5 winners
of the SFV "Michel Cantarel" Student grant

The 8 finalists for the SFV "Michel Cantarel" Student grant

• Loris CHAVEE - Univ. Namur (BE)
  Oral #DEPO6-O1-010 - Growth mechanisms and properties of magnetron sputtered TiO₂ thin films on complex 3D foam substrates

• Zil FERNANDEZ GUTIERREZ - Univ. Lorraine, Institut Jean Lamour, Nancy (FR)
  Oral #GROM3-O1-041 - In situ study of the amorphous-to-crystalline phase transformation of thermochromic SmNiO_3-δ thin films

• Lukas KÖLBL  - Montanuniv. Leoben (AT)
  Oral #DEPO6-O3-036 - Reactive d.c. magnetron sputter deposition of crystalline silver niobate thin films

• Adrita KURTISHAJ - Jožef Stefan International Post Graduate School, Ljubljana (SI)
  Poster #SURF-P2-187 - Advancing NH₃ sensing with plasma reduction of graphene oxide

• Kseniia LEONOVA - Univ. Mons (BE)
  Oral #PROC2-O1-082 - Sputtered atom density - target heating correlation in hot magnetron sputtering discharge

• Lucas MAGNIEZ - Univ. Lorraine, Institut Jean Lamour, Nancy (FR)
  Oral #PROC4-O3-105 - How carbon nanoparticles affect the behaviour of the plasma electrolytic oxidation process

• Yerila RODRIGUEZ MARTINEZ - Univ. Lorraine, Institut Jean Lamour, Nancy (FR)
  Oral #NANO3-O1-073 - Inclusion of sputtered plasmonic Cu nanoparticles in semiconductor heterostructures for photoconversion applications.

• Ramiro ZAPATA - Lab. Surface du Verre et Interfaces, Aubervilliers (FR)
  Oral #GROM3 -O3-117 - Study on the effects of N₂ addition during Ag thin film sputtering deposition, using in situ and real-time measurements

Requested documents must have been received before August 31 and the call for candidates is now closed.

Finalists have been selected and the final selection will proceed during the conference: The Committee will attend the selected presentations (during oral and poster sessions) in order to decide for the best works.

The Granted PhD students will be rewarded during the Closing ceremony at the end of the conference.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the “Michel Cantarel” Student Grant, the Applicant must:

• be registered as a graduate student
• present an oral or poster contribution (see Application section)
• pay the registration fees
• be present during the Closing ceremony

Application

To compete to the "Michel Cantarel” Student Grants, PhD students have to check "yes" in the Abstract submission form (section: SFV “Michel Cantarel” Student grant) and must send by email to the Conference Secretary before 3^rd July 2025:

• One short-CV (3 pages maximum) including:
  • Date of birth
  • Date of thesis beginning and tentative date of PhD discussion (from 15 September 2024)
  • Name of the PhD supervisor(s)
  • School, University curriculum
  • Career path (if needed)
  • Abstract of the PhD work
  • List of publications and communications (oral, poster)
• Motivation letter written by the applicant
• Support letter from the PhD supervisor(s)
• Copy of the 2024-2025 student card

Procedure

The documents listed above must be received by July 3^rd by email to the Conference Secretary. The support letter must be sent by email by the supervisor.

The SFV “Michel Cantarel” Student Grant' Committee will proceed in 3 steps:

• By the end of August, a first selection: 8 finalists will be chosen based on the scientific and the originality of the work.
• The Final selection will proceed during the conference: The Committee will attend the selected presentations (during oral and poster sessions) in order to decide for the best works.
• The Granted PhD students will be rewarded during the Closing ceremony at the end of the conference.